noone i no can tell me why its' darker now then in the sumer time whys that? anyways? i rememer in the sumer it was light by now at night (but it wasnt' dark it was light!) why is this please?! does it have somthing to to with cristmas and the hollydays? good greif! HElp!
2006-12-16 14:12:12 · 9 answers · asked by Sate H 2 in Family & Relationships ➔ Singles & Dating
i forgot to add that im' riting this at night when its' dark not at day when its not!
2006-12-16 14:12:54 · update #1
i live on Cali if this helps yoU!
2006-12-16 14:13:46 · update #2
it is because the earth is tilted so now the sun shines more on the other half, but in the summer, it shines more on our half
2006-12-16 14:16:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the Earth is tilted "back" on it's axis, pushing the northern hemisphere further away from the sun and causing shorter daylight hours and colder temperatures. However, the southern hemisphere right now is experiencing summer. Vice versa when it's summer here, it's winter down here. There is a much more noticeable lighting difference around the poles - Alaska, for example, in the summer can have daylight at midnight, but during the winter the sun may not appear until 10am and set at 3pm per say. Daylight savings time also plays a role for those lower 49 states that participate in it. Arizona, I believe does not.
2006-12-16 22:32:13 · answer #2 · answered by Up an Evolutionary Tree 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It has to do with the tilt of the earth and the rotational pattern of the Earth around the sun. During the winter months, the northern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun, so it gets less sunlight hours in each day. During the summer, the northern hemisphere is tilted towards the sun, so there are more sunlight hours in each day.
Reverse the tilts for the southern hemisphere.
2006-12-16 22:15:57 · answer #3 · answered by Meesh 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The rotation of the earth causes the Sun to strike the atmosphere in certain ways at various points of the year, causing the days to be longer or shorter.
2006-12-16 22:15:07 · answer #4 · answered by GoodCounsel 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's where the earth is sitting in relation to the sun. During winter where you live is farther from the sun then at other times.
2006-12-16 22:15:32 · answer #5 · answered by krissy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just like most of the other answers it has everything to do with Daylight savings time.
2006-12-16 22:15:41 · answer #6 · answered by Buttercup - VP Bamma Fan Club 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
And what does this have to do wtih singles and dating??
2006-12-16 22:15:50 · answer #7 · answered by allimarie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ever heard of daylight savings time? yeah...
2006-12-16 22:13:46 · answer #8 · answered by painfully_average 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
because of daylight savings time
http://webexhibits.org/daylightsaving/
2006-12-16 22:14:33 · answer #9 · answered by woman38 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋